Hershey has taken inspiration from classic holiday treats and transformed its candies to create the largest lineup of holiday innovations ever, including Reese’s Peanut Brittle Flavored Cups – the first Reese’s holiday flavor – and Kit Kat Gingerbread Cookie Flavored Miniatures. Adding to the holiday season, Hershey’s Kisses and Dr. Seuss’s The Grinch are partnering […]
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U.S. Online Grocery Sales Grow To $8.6 Billion In August
The U.S. online grocery market generated $8.6 billion in sales during August, a gain of 4.7 percent versus a year ago, as ship-to-home sales dropped nearly 22 percent to $2 billion and the combined delivery/pickup segment grew over 16 percent to $6.6 billion, according to the Brick Meets Click/Mercatus Grocery Shopping Survey fielded Aug. 29-30. […]
AI Can Help Grocers Convert Circulars To Dynamic Digital
by Jim Dudlicek, NGA director of communications and external affairs Circulars are historically passive marketing platforms, engaging only your most loyal current customers. NGA hosted a recent webinar to explore how to harness artificial intelligence (AI) to distribute digital circulars to all grocery shoppers and then follow customers back to store, producing powerful visitation analytics. […]
Walmart and Meredith Corp. Help Families Answer: ‘What’s for Dinner?’
Walmart has entered into a cross-platform partnership with Meredith Corp., a multi-platform media company reaching nearly 95 percent of women in the U.S., to help millions of busy families plan and prepare meals faster through AI-powered meal planning, shoppable recipes, visual search, chatbots and more. The partnership pairs Meredith’s expertise in food content, hyper-local consumer […]
Ethnic E-Grocer Weee! Appoints Three Executives To Leadership Team
Weee!, the largest ethnic e-grocer in North America, has made multiple executive appointments as it expands to meet the growing demands of underserved ethnic communities nationwide. These new executive hires join as Weee! continues to scale to meet increased consumer interest in its unique online grocery service; one that combines the availability of high-quality and hard-to-find […]
PLMA Study Reveals Food Shopping Habits Of SNAP Recipients
A study by the Private Label Manufacturers Association about SNAP recipients’ food shopping attitudes and behaviors shows room for growth for store brands. “The findings produce a marketing and merchandising roadmap that retailers can use to encourage SNAP customers to spend more of their monthly benefits on store brands, thereby stretching their food dollars,” said Peggy […]
GCCA Asking For Grants To Help Food Supply Chain
by Lowell Randel / SVP, government and legal affairs, Global Cold Chain Alliance The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the critical role of supply chains to a strong economy where consumers have reliable access to essential goods such as food. While the food supply chain has shown resiliency and strength, disruptions have highlighted some challenges. As a result, […]
Myracle Kitchen Launches New Organic Coconut Snack
New brand Myracle Kitchen is now entering the snacking market with the launch of Organic Coconut Bytes. Myracle Kitchen has previously introduced Barista Mylk, a blend of organic plant-based ingredients developed with the help of global coffee guru James Hoffmann to make it taste and work just like dairy milk in coffee. Now, it is […]
